About Face – David Jury Must-Have

Most typographic rules evolved when the printing trade held a monopoly on all things ‘graphic’. These rules were established to speed up the composition of text and image at a time when printing was a labour-intensive craft. Also, typographic rules ensured standards were maintained, and that a design was technically and commercially feasible. With the rise of the graphic design industry in the 1940s and ’50s, creative thinking was given a much higher priority. Accepted rules were, for the first time, called…